Hello guys, it’s me Marco from Lifty Electrics. The Bike to Work Scheme sounds like paperwork wearing a bicycle helmet. In reality, the route is straightforward: your participating employer buys an eligible bike and equipment, and you repay through an approved salary-sacrifice arrangement.
The current Irish limits
- Up to €1,250 for a standard bicycle and eligible safety equipment.
- Up to €1,500 for an electric bike or pedelec and eligible safety equipment.
- Up to €3,000 for a cargo or electric cargo bike and eligible safety equipment.
Revenue says the limits include eligible safety equipment and the relief can generally be used once in a four-year period. The employer chooses whether to operate the scheme.
How it works with Lifty
- Confirm that your employer participates and ask about its internal approval or voucher process.
- Choose an eligible e-bike and equipment with Lifty.
- We prepare an employer-ready quotation and help with the required paperwork.
- Your employer approves and purchases through its chosen process.
- Once payment and order requirements are complete, Lifty arranges collection or nationwide delivery where available.
Important: scooters do not qualify
Irish Revenue excludes motorbikes, scooters and mopeds. The scheme is for qualifying bicycles, e-bikes/pedelecs, cargo bikes and eligible safety equipment. Do not buy personally and ask your employer to reimburse you; Revenue says the employer must purchase or pay the supplier.
What makes an e-bike eligible?
It must meet the applicable legal definition and scheme rules. Lifty checks the exact Irish/EU configuration—such as maximum continuous rated power, pedal-assist operation and assistance cut-off—before presenting it as a scheme option. A similar model name sold elsewhere may have a different specification.
What Lifty can do
We help with product selection, employer-ready quotes, scheme documentation where required, eligible accessories and delivery throughout Ireland. Approval and tax savings depend on the employer, salary, tax position and Revenue rules; we cannot guarantee them.
Information checked 12 July 2026. Always follow current Revenue guidance and your employer’s process.
